The Cradle Will Fall Author:Mary Higgins Clark Katie DeMaio, a bright, ambitious, attractive young prosecutor in a small New Jersey town is recently widowed. A driving accident brings her to Westlake Hospital with minor injuries, where she sees--or thinks she sees--a familiar figure carrying a woman's body to his car in the middle of the night.... When the woman is found dead in her bed th... more »e next day and declared a suicide, Katie determines to find out the truth, and soon uncovers the hidden scandals and fears in the lives of a number of people who seem, on the surface, to be solid, respectable citizens. With brilliant skill, Mary Higgins Clark weaves the frightening story of a medical conspiracy that must be hidden at all costs, perhaps even that of murder. It builds toward a climax of overpowering intensity as Kate herself, again a patient in the hospital for a routine operation finds herself both the hunted and the hunter.« less
This book was written in 1988 when she was really writing books and not just knocking them off in rapid succession. Very suspenseful, quick read and a Mystery Guild Main Selection.
Katie DeMaio, a bright, ambitious, attractive young prosecutor in a small New Yersey town, recently widowed. A driving accident brings her to Westlake Hospital with minor injuries, where she sees-or thinks she sees a familiar figure carrying a woman's body to his car in the middle of the night. When the woman is found dead in her bed the next day and declared a suicide, Katie determines to find out the truth, and soon uncovers the hidden scandals and fears in the lives of a number of people who seem, on the surface, to be solid, respectable citizens.